guia branca, es, brazil

guia Branca is the name of a municipality and its capital in the state of Esprito Santo, in south eastern Brazil. Located in central western Esprito Santo. The municipality has an urban population of just over 2.300, and a rural population of over 7.200, (IBGE, 2000)

History

It was first colonized by Polish immigrants, in 1928. Polish was widely spoken in the region till the second world war, when the Brazilian government prohibited education in Polish and German.

Geography

Located 226km from the state capital Vitria. Municipalities it shares borders with include: (west) Mantenpolis and Pancas, ES, Brazil. (north) Barra de So Francisco and Nova Vencia. (south) So Domingos do Norte. (east) So Gabriel da Palha. The municipality is in a markedly mountinous region of the state, and guia Branca town looks up at great finger shaped stone peaks which surround the area. Municipal maximum hight is at 878m above sea level.

External links

Proinfo page on guia Branca

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